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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

through band this way, when there
we're Notwithstanding many watchers on
the outskirts, and k ill 500 or 600 in a
single night. They just kill them thus
from pure cussedness, not because they
want them to eat.
'The wild dogs, however vicious as
they are, do not often attack men. But
they have been known to do it in winter
down In Victoria, when food was scarce
In many instances there they made men
climb trees to get out of their reach.
II have been out on the great plains of
Queensland and have seen kangaroos APP
preaching painting and frothing at the
mouth. / always knew then that wild
dogs were on their trail. 1t would only
be few minutes till they would come up
"These wild dogs have a fashion OF
speeding each other. First the dog will
run as far as he cen after kangaroo
and then another will drop in and CON
tinue the pursuing while the first rests
and to on until ten or dozen wild dogs
have been on the trail. The last will
bring him to bay or kill him, while the
others leisurely come up and then they
all join in and finish him.
SIN Queensland we also have a great
many poisonous snakes, at least in GER
tain districts. The worst is called the
whip snake, but the tiger and black
snakes are very bad, too. In some places
they literally swarm.
"The scrub turkey of Queensland is 6
good deal like the sagehen of your from
tier. But the wild pigeons are real curl
osities. There are several different varie
ties, but there is one quite noted, called
the flock pigeon, that move IN hocks OF
tens and hundreds of thousan es; SO that
they 6arken the very air.
'Nius months ago 1 was out on the
downs in the interior, and flock went by
that lasted for at least an hour and &
half. The flock was not less than three
miles long and quarter of a mile wide
This flock, like all of the wild pigeons
never stopped. Even when flying to the
waterholes for water, they scooped up the
water as they went.
"They are not pest, are good to eat
and are about the size of the common
house pigeon"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

leaves and acOrns. few miles from
Cowthrepa stands farm house. On the
lawn stands majestic oak, as to size
and beauty such a tree as we seldom see
in znonth's walking tour. A certificate
is kept in the farmhouse which states
that the tree on the lawn was an acorn
planted from ssthe big oak at Cowthorpe."
Dates are given. The parliamentary oak
in Clipstone park is supposed by the
ancient chroniclers to be 1,500 years old.
This park existed before the conquest
(1O66), and belongs to the duke of Port
land. The sstallest oak in England be-
longed to the same nObleman. It was
called the ''Duke's walking stick" and was
higher than Westminster abbey. The
"Three Shire oak" near Workshop, is so
called because its branches stand in three
counties-Nottingham, Derby, and York.
Perhaps the most productive oak was
that of Gelemos, in Monmouthshire
felled in 1910. It's bark was sold for
$1,000 and its timber for $3.50. In the
mansion at Tredegar park, in Monmouth
shire, there is a room fOrtytVO feet long
and twenty seven fest broad, the floor
and wainscot Of which are the product of
single tree felled on the estate. In DIR.
Avnter's edition of "Evelyn's Sylvia" is
a figure of the Cowthorpe oak already
alluded to. About mile and a half from
| Shrewsbury there formerly stood an oak
| forty four feet circumference at the base,
twenty-seven feet circumference at eight
feet from the ground. There formerly
stood in Hamault forest, near Barking,
Essex, tree called the Fairlop oak,
| thirty-siX feet in circumference. Mr..
Gilp1n, in his "Forest Scenery" says
| that tradition says that the tradition of
the country traces this tree halfway uI
| to the Christian era. This tree was
naturally the pride of the villagers in the
| district, and according to the annals of
| the neighborhood received its name of
| Fairlop in this way: The farmer on
| whose estate the tree grow wanted to lop
off a branch. The villagers objected
| The farmer, however, in lieu of the
branch agreed to give the parishioners a
| bean feast annually. This was agreed
to, and the annual fair was called Fair
lop. This tree fell some years ago, and
think its wood was made into pulpit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

If we are to believe an Austrian paper,
the first lightning-rod was not construct
ed by Franklin, but by monk of Seuf
tenberg, in Bohemia, named Prohop
Diwisch, who installed an apparatus the
18th of June, 1854 in the garden of the
curate of Preditz Moravia). The ap-
paratus was composed of a pole surmount-
ed by an iron rod supporting twelve
curved up branches, and terminating in
as many metallic boxes, filled with iron
ore and closed by lockwood cover, ira
versed by twenty seven sharp iron points
which plunged at their base in the ore.
All the system was united to the earth by
large chain. The enemies Of Diwisch,
jealous of his success at the court of
Vienna excited the peasants of the locali-
ty against him, and under the pretext
that his lightning was the cause of
the great drought they made him take
down the lightning-rod which he had
utilized for six years. What is most curl
Gus is the form of this first lightning-rod,
which was of multiple points like the one
which M. Nielsen afterward invented.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

81 s'pose you'd take a mans last cent
for drink here?" exclaimed a respecta-
bly, dressed Individual with red nose as
he walked in and leaned on the bar of a
railroad place saloon yesterday. with
pleasure" replied the affable attendant.
The first speaker ordered a drink of
brandy. which he quaffed with an appre-
ciative gurgle, followed by smack of his
lips. Reaching down into the corner of
his pccket the customer res directed a red
penny, laid it on the counter and aston
ished the bartender with the two words:
Last one.n
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
LILIES.

Teach me but half thy purity
And will rest content,
Just half the spell of white-winged peace
Which 30 thy petals lent,
Makes all that's pure and passionless
In one deep stiffness blent.
From liquid depths that give me back
TIE shadows from below,
see thy forms all statuesq1e,
Wreathed in their rivers flow
That sends their still reflection up
As white as driven snow.
Oh! what am to such as these
Pure lilies. tall and fair;
Ths t stand as pale and motionless
Amid the summer air,
As though sculptor's marble flowers
Were but unfolded there
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06

Tablets of white paper for pencils.
=" pen, all sizes kept
in stock.
We propose te keep all blanks used in Circuit
Court, Justices Court and those of misceila-
penus character as noted above.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
Gigantic Oaks.

The largest oak standing in England,
writes a correspondent of the Scientific
American, is the Cowthrope oak, measur-
ing seventy eight feet in circumference
at the ground. Tradition says at one time
the tree and its branches covered an iacre
of groand. I visited this tree few years
ago, and although quite hollow and its in-
terror made to serve for calf pen,
some of its branches still have plenty of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
A Suicides Epitaph.

George III. Churchill committed suicide
in San Francisco by taking poison. In a
letter to the Coroner he says that he was
Driven to it because he had been in i'll
I health for years and unable TO work.
And he continues SIT takes money to live,
and it requires work to get money, and |
am unable to work, too proud to beg and
not smart enough to steal. | am compel
led by the unfortunate circumstances in
which 1 am placed to end a life which has
become burden to me-" He even ap-
pended an epitaph which he had himself
composed and which he wished inscribed
upon his tOmbstone:
Here unfortunate Churchill lies;
Nobody laughs, nobody cries;
Where he's gone, how he fares
Nobody knows, nobody cares.
Natures Wise Provisions.
Omaha Worlo.
COnsumptive Patient-s'An old lady up
town says if | drink cream it will do just
as we'll as cOd-liver OIL"
Great Dnctor-"Non Nature
never intended cream to be used as a
medicine
Indeed! Why, how do you know?''
cit has no bad taste"
There are net5les everywhere, but the
smooth green grasses are more common
still. Tie blue of heaven is larger than
| the clou0
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
TOOK TOO MUCH.
Excess Lands Patented by Railroads.
Suits to be Brought by the Gov
eminent for Them.
The Grants of Eight Lines OF Road
Adjusted by the Commissioner
Ofthe General Landotfice-
Other Adjustments n
Progress.

The commissioner of the general land
Office has completed the adjustment of
nine railroad grants out of the whole
number of such grants pending for ad-
JUSTIN ent three of which have been re-
ported to the secretary of the interior
and The remainder are being prepared
for transmittal. The landoffice adjust
ment in these cases show that the st.
Joseph & Denver City Railway company
has received 22,276 acres of land in Ne
braska outside of railroad limits and that
the company would be entitled to 49,
$50 acres more than received, if there
were lands within limits subject to selec-
ton. 1t is understood that nearly all the
lands have been exhausted and therefore
that this grant is practically closed. In
the other eight cases the adjustment
shows that an aggregate of 1858, 4S0
acres have been enormously patented or
certified in excess of the amounts due
under the grants, and the same compan-
les have filed lists of selections aggregst-
ing 1,644, 1874 acres in addition, making a
total of 2,897,S64 acres received and
claimed in excess of the grants.
THE ROADS INTERESTED.
The eight roads mentioned are the fol-
loving:
Sioux City & st. Paul-Express patent
ed, 100, 1858 acres; reconveyed to the
United States by State Of Iowa 26,017.32
acres; recovered by other companies,
Al, 6S7.52 acres; net excess patented, 101,-
GAL acres. Cedar Rapids & Missouri river
Excess certified ,018 acres; award
ed to other companies by United STATES
supreme court, 109,756 acres; remaining
excess, 1858 acres; additional selections
pending, 2,61S acres; total remaining
excess aid excess selections, 2O,S79 acres.
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis 81 Omaha,
in Wisconsin-Grant satisfied by patent
issued; excess selections pending, 246,063
acres. Same company, Bayfield, branch
Excess approved, 81, 102 acres; additional
excess selections 124, 5I9 acres; total ex-
cess and excess selections, 161 ,621 acres.
st. Paul, Minneapolis d Manitoba, in
Minnesota (main line st. Paul & Pacific
railroad) Excess patented or certified,
6,204 acres; additional excess selections,
495, 265 acres; total excess and ex-
cess elections, SAP, 1863 acres. Same
company, st. Vincent extepsion-Excess
patented or certified, 1882 acres; ad-
ditional excess selections pending, no, 900
acres; total excess and excess selections,
944, 1922 acres. Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe Railroad company, Kansas-Excess
certified to com pany, 582,021 acres.
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, Kansas-Ex,
cess patented of certified to company,
660,696 acres; patents set aside by su
preme court of the United States for lands
in Indian reservations, ,264 acres;
| remaining excess patented of certified,
293,431 acres; additional excess selections
pending, 5,01S acres; total excess and ex-
cess selections 299, $50 acres.
SUITS TO BE BEGUN.
Commissions Sparks will hold the ex-
cess selections for rejection and cancel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
TO AND FROM The Northwest.
TICKET OFFICES.

TICKET OFFICES.
Chicago-2O5 Clark ST.
Depot cor. Polk St Il 5tfa Av.
Palmer House..
i" Grand Pacific Hotel.
fremont House.
MilWaukee-305S Broadway.
&c New Pass. Staten.
St. PauI-l73 East Third ST
Union Depot,
Minneapolis-!9 NicoIIet House Blk
Union Depot.
W. S. MELLEN, Gen. Manager.
j. BARKER, G. P. A
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-10-06
JOB DEPARTMENT.

We have in this department a complete line
of job Material and Type for doing frst-class
job cork on short notice and at the lowest
living prices. We do all kinds of Pamphlet
and Law Brief work known to the trade.
Call in and get prices.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
Valuable Stock Killed by Lightning.

The Uniontown Genius of Liberty
says: Last Monday night seven
valuable cattle were killed on the
farm of G. L. Smith, in South Union
township. Six of the seven belonged
to Silas Corbin, of Lexington, Ken
lucky, and were brought here by
him last week. The other was a
valuable cow belonging to Daniel
Moser.
The cattle were standing against
the storm, which was from the south
west, with their heads near the
fence, which had on it a barbed wire
between the upper and second
boards. The lightning struck the
wire at the northern end and ran to-
ward the south. All of the cattle
killed except one were within three
feet of the fence. There were four
teen cattle in the field at the time.
The six lost by Mr.. Corbin were
Kentucky short horns springing to
calve, and were worth $1,000. Mr..
Corbin takes his loss philosophically,
and says he is glad the cattle and
not he stood by the wire when the
lightning struck.
On the same night lightning
struck and destroyed the barn of w.
S. Johns, of German township. Be
sides the barn he lost grain, hay,
farming utensils, &c. He had an
insurance of 5000, but his loss was
much greater than that. Mr.. Corbin
had no insurance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
The Farmers Union.

Chairman r. A. Haldeman an
nounces in this issue a meeting OF
the farmers on Saturday, August
18th, to complete the organization
of a Farmers Union. The date
seems to be very suitable one and
we hope will be largely attended.
With proper management i can be
made of great benefit to the farmers.
One meeting, however, will not ac-
complish the end in view. Meeting
after meeting must be held and
every farmer must familiarize him
self with the workings of the organ
ization and be ready to improve all
the opportunities that may result
from the cooperation of the whole.
The New DOMINION hopes to see it
made an immense success and stands
ready to contribute it's share to that
end. Without prosperous farmers
the country cannot hope to have
continued prosperity. The possibil-
tiles of Monongalia county are very
great and she ought, instead of
growing poorer, to get immensely
rich in a few years. We now have
practically two railroads and pros
poets for business boom in other
branches of industry, and with a
little waking up on the part of Mon
ongalia farmers there will be an era
Of prosperity here hitherto unknown.
Let us hurry it up.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

PLEASANT HILL, MORGAN DISTRICT,
July 25.-Farmers are done harvest
ing oats. and hay will all be in stack
by the last of this week.
Mr.. Alexander Henry, of Booths
vile, Marion county, spent last week
with relatives in this vicinity.
Mr.. Frank Selby sports the finest
team and rig we have in this section.
The school at this place taught
by Miss Winnie Hartman closed
Saturday July 23rd. Quite a num-
Der of patrons and friends gathered
in the afternoon to listen to the in
teresting exercises, which were rem
dered by the little folks. Following
was the program;
Lutte Runner, Sowing Seed"
Sallie Mayfeid, "How the king came
home;" Charlie Moore. "Move CON
ceited chicken" Maud Holland,
THE wrong girl" Villa Wolf,
"Baby Olive" Charlie Field, "The
birds nest;" Mollie Flumm, "We
come. We go;n Myrtle Runner,
words to boys"
Dialogue-by three little girls,
"a domestic scene"
Pleasie Holland, "Bessie's treas
ures;" Emma Wolfe, "Lucy's solilo-
quies;" Hazie Henry, ''Childrens'
hymn Toisie Mayfield, young
Fannie;" Essie Selby, "Little men
and women" Lutte Runner, "Tom-
my's letter to Santa Claus" Tommy
Mayfeld, "The pet SQUIRREL" Char
lie Runner, Keep trying" Maud
Holland, EAT home"
BY request from the pupils the
teacher then recited in her usual pa
thetic style, alone Sweet Home"
which was highly appreciated by
her attentive listeners. After lib
eral treat of candy and nuts and the
awarding of prizes the exercises were
closed by the pupils and teacher
joining in singing that sweet and
cheering song. "Sweet by and by"
The recitations were interspersed
with vocal and instrumental music.
Too much credit can not be given the
pupils and their estimable teacher.
Miss Winnie taught successful
term, and leaves us with our best
wishes for her future. May her
pathway ever be bright, and all her
efforts crowned with success.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
The Institute and Examinations.

To the Editor of the New DOMINION:
The Institute for Monongalia
county, will be held at Morgantown,
commencing at 2 p. m. on Monday
Aug. 18th. Prof. Macy NJ. Waters
will be the instructor, and we hope
every teacher in the county will con-
slider himself an assistant. Through
the solicitation of Prof. Waters,
Pres. Turner and Prof. w. p. Wiley
have each promised to deliver lee
ture at an evening session.
During the week we hope to be-
come acquainted with every teacher
in the county and number of pa
irons. Parents are cordially invited
to be present. Examinations will be
held as follows; At Morgantown
Saturday Aug. goth; Wadestown,
Thursday Aug. %; Arnettsville Sat
urday Sept IT; Morgantown, Satur-
day Oct. 90 Examinations will
commence at a. m.
w. +. GLAssCocK, Co. Supt.
ARNETTsvILLE, July 16.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
Matters About Vaudeville.

MAIDsvILLE, July 25.-The farm
ers in this vicinity are all done har-
yesting and are preparing to thresh
their grain.
The dry weather has injured the
corn crop considerably, yet there
will be fair yield.
There was a quarterly meeting at
this place on the 23d and oath.
There was quite large congrega-
tion on Sunday, Notwithstanding the
very warm weather.
This has been the warmest wealth
er the people have ever experienced
in this community. Many of the
streams are entirely dried up, which
makes it very hard for stock to get
water. The late rains have livened
things up somewhat but have not
soaked the ground to any depth as
yet.
The young folks had an ice cream
supper at j. c. Murphy's last Sat
urday evening. A very appropriate
time for such amusements.
Croquet is the rage here but is
liable to be played out at any time,
as they never let up on the game.
Base ball is very popular here
now, and our team will play any
nine in the county, excepting the
Roughs.
James Comley had one of his
hands very badly sawed last week,
but is better at this time.
Mrs. Anna Dean is in poor health
at this time.
Bessie, little daughter of M. c.
Davis, is very sick with pneumonia.
DR.. Dave Courtney, of Mt. Morris,
is the physician.
Mrs. Williams, of Greensboro, is
visiting at Mr.. Davis.
A Mr.. Martin and Mr. Miller,
Of California. Pa, are visiting at u.
J. Courtney's.
The schools in this vicinity are
all supplied with teachers. Our
own school will be taught by Ed.
Hawthorn. We will all be glad to
have Ed. back at his old post. Max
Waters has given up his idea of go
ing back to Kansas and has con-
cluded to teach the FIT. Martin
school again. d. b. Waters, we un-
derstand, goes to LazzelPs to teach
this winter.
Grant Lazzell is back from King
wood, where he has been visiting for
some days. Surely there must be
some attraction in that place for
Grant.
The NEW DOMINION and Wheeling
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
Battelle News.

WADEsTowN. July 23.-Farmers
are busily engaged harvesting their
grass. Some of them have finished.
A large amount of hay has been put
up; this with the old hay on hand
will make an abundant supply for
net winter.
James Hagan is selling the Eureka
moving machine
w. f. Degarmo has abandoned the
clerkship in NJ J. Garrison h Co.'S
store. His place is filled by Theo-
dore Barr.
The Kenny brothers have on hand
upwards of twenty thousand pounds
of wool
We learn tina Enoch Hennen and
Michael Henderson have ordered a
steam thresher which will be on soon.
Rev j. W. Woodruff preached the
funeral sermon of Mrs. Emma Moore
last Sunday, at the Valley Church,
to quite large audience.
Died Saturday July ! 9th at Ja-
cob Innings, Leroy, infant son of
Sampson and Elizabeth Ullom, aged
about four months.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Ullom, of
Waynesburg. made a flying trip to
this place last Saturday to see their
daughter, Mrs. John M. Lining.
They returned on Monday.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30

The Waynesburg Republican tells
the following story of the exploits of
two young men in Mt. Morris a few
days ago. 1t should have given
their names:
Last Saturday evening two young
bloods from across the West Vir
ginia line, each feeling his 'bigness"
and Importance to a considerable ex
tent, which was heightened by
quantity of Ponetown applejack,
taken inwardly, attempted to ''run"
the town of Mt Morris, on their own
improvised plan. This plan did not
exactly suit the one in minds of
most of the staid citizens of the
place, and accordingly the young
gentlemen were "hauled in" One
of them had INDUCED in large
amount of large" profanity and an
information was made against him
for that offense An indignant citi-
zen had counted up the big oaths,
leaving out the little ones" and at
sixty-seven cents each the total fines,
bO5Cbhtl tOoOSs W
$23.60. The young man fortunately
had that sum about his person and
paid it.
Before the elimination of their
buffalo Bill acts" they had ridden
their horses until both animals were
about exhausted. After the arrest
of the parties, fears being entertain
ed that one of the horses might die
if allowed to stand still, young
George Fox was told to lead it
around. This he proceeded to do
when the animal stumbled and fell
upon the young mans foot, breaking
several bones of the foot and two of
his toes. A physician was sum
moned and attended to his injuries.
Mt. Morris has for some time back
been afflicted with a few boisterous
young men, A few doses of the law
well administered, is the proper rem
edy, after which we have little doubt
that the rudeness will be stopped.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-07-30
Stewartstown News.

STEwARTsTowN, July .25.-The ex-
cessively dry weather has shortened
the crops. Hay is almost an aver.
age crop, but corn and oats will be
light.
Rev. NJ. L. Reynolds, of Mt. Pleas
ant, Pa, who is now at Camp Eden,
occupied the pulpit at the Baptist
church yesterday.
The school taught by L. M. Jaco
at Sunny Side closed the 23d with
an entertainment at night.
Jas. Robson has sold seven acres
of land to A. B. McLane, of PIT. Ma.
rion, at $50 per acre.
A. F. John and family, of Myer.
dale, Pa, are visiting at the resi-
dence of his father, Major w. w
John.
DR.. Frank John and wife are also
visiting relatives and friends here
Reuben Robison's new house is
nearing completion.
The work of repairing lock No. 6
viii begin this week.
Judge Ollie, of your town. was
out at his farm here last week.
r. B. Rumble and II. Hunter have
recovered from their cancers.
Clarence, son of G. G. Fowler, has
about recovered from his broker
arm.
Joseph Smell and Layton Coombs
are erecting brick kiln in PIT. Ma
rion.
What has become of our farmers
organization?